Malaysia and its ASEAN neighbours need to review its maritime legislation in response to the new China’s “coast guard law” to maintain stability and security in the South China Sea. RSIS Research Fellow Dr Collin Koh Swee Lean said the only way for ASEAN countries to bring its voice back to the security agenda on the South China Sea is to carry a greater momentum of collective opinion and voices as a whole in the discussion of the Code of Conduct with China.